New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-15
HEATHER AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS.


To the Editsr or Tn, Trfoum.
SIR In your paper OF Friday last correspondent
greatly reolces at the mndcdness of THE TRIBUNE
which gives space in It's columns to honest thinkers
even though their honest thoughts differ from
your 1t is OF the most significant and graft
flying signs Of the times that far greater latitude OF
opinion Is tolerated than before aud why not
In view Of tho fact, that, though the human
brain is so similarly constituted, there
Is as great want OF entire conformity
In Its emanaons there Is want OF exact conformity in
the human facet Socrates said: "1here many
different opinions as there are men" Recognizing this
as truth las 1t undoubtedly s). why should there be
those who deny others tho right OF opinion claimed
FOR themselves; especially theological subjects. tho
more according to Lord BrOugnam) theology Is
the art OF learning that which knows anything
about; or. Gail Hamilton speaks OF 1t. AS tho
snaiowy Intangible politics OF the unversei"
But tho Instance of far-mInieiness your part to
which your correspondent calls particular attention. is
that Of the place you give In your paper Of July 81 TO
the views OF Wong Chin Foo AMI to his opinion OF the
superiority effects OF Chinese religion
over that OF Christianity Whatever may DO Thought
thereof, his opinions are entitled to consideration
especially we have tho testimony OF Intelligent per
sons who have no sympathy with the religion he
earnestly defends but bear testimony to It's moral
fruits. The sun recently quoted the Rev f. ID Jones
$50 long q missionary In China that he forgot tho
Lorls PRAYER" In English as saying that " the moral
condition or the Chinese Ia DOer home than nere.
In The Worth american RsrieD OF Dcce nber, 1886 Is
article in which Is stated the fact that Mrs. ) l..
Baldwin missionary OF the Mctho list Board In China
addressed to Congress petition (which presented
10 the Seuntcl praying that she might be allowed to i'm
port heather TO this country because OF his great
superiority tho Christians here; because the private
virtues heather showed far stronger signs OF thrift
than own" rhe Row. DR.. Hopper, for over thirty
years missionary In China. while dining at the writer's
home said Canton 1t is not usual to bar doors
flsten windows. AMI TO murders more are committed
we.k In NcgYOrk than IN year in Canton"
II was Christian England that instituted the cruel
Wars OF lSl0 aud 1857 aud that stOlo Hong Kong, In
order force 000 pounds OF opium annually upon
heather China Collin tells tIat Interrupt
the missionaries Chnt by asking them why II their
doctrine be true. Christian Nation should force opium
a pagan emperor VINO tts stated In Williams Middle
King loan drs royci lO.9 Guests OF prcferrinG
u destroy would inIure hts subjects rather Than
nh his pockets sale" me ChriStidn nj work
recently said In China tho English have made 200
opium smokers AMI eaters for ono Christian
when Wong Chin Foo ponders on tho outragcs perpe
traie1 upon Ginese this country won Ter that
he has DOUBTS 10 whether the gol len rule or
COnfucus does not nCulodte moro exalted atruSm |
than that OF Christianity. No wonder that he was be
wilicrei when rejecting upon the annOsities that |
existed between the various Christian sects
the practiscd and the wagrd against each
other aud against Paganism." by which millions OF |
lives have becn sacrificed. Believing he evidently
dogma, wonder he rercatcd shuddcringly |
from the belief that most Of the human had long
been foreorlaned 10 an eternal hill And no wonder
he Of his mind would him
10 believe the geology. astronomy biology the
hropomOrphisD or partnenogcness OF tho Bible.
Ne1 York, Aug. g. 1887. II. NJ